Vijayadevji
| Vijayadevji | |||||
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| Maharana of Dharampur | |||||
| Maharana of Dharampur | |||||
| Reign | 26 March 1921 – 5 May 1952 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mohandevji | ||||
| Successor | Sahadevji | ||||
| Born | 3 December 1884 | ||||
| Died | 5 May 1952 (aged 67) | ||||
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| House |  Dharampur | ||||
| Dynasty | Sisodia | ||||
| Father | Mohandevji | ||||
Vijayadevji II was the Maharana of Dharampur from 1921 until his death in 1952.
Birth
[edit]He was born on 3 December 1884 to Mohandevji.[1]
Education
[edit]He was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.[2]
Early career
[edit]After finishing his college studies, he worked in various offices of the state to gain experience in state administration and was appointed as Revenue Commissioner by his father, Mohandevji.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Marriages
[edit]He married Rasik Kunverba, the daughter of Maharana Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla, in 1905.[2] After her death, he remarried in 1907 to Manhar Kunverba, the daughter of Kumar Samantsinhji of Palitana.[2][4] She died in 1939.[4][5]
Children
[edit]He had three children: a son, Nahardevji,[5] and two daughters, Dhanvant Kunverba[6] and Jasvant Kunverba.[4][7]
Reign
[edit]He succeeded his father as Maharana of Dharampur with full ruling powers on 26 March 1921.[8]
Travels
[edit]He was fond of traveling abroad and visited many countries.[6][3] He visited Australia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Syria, the Federated Malay States and the United States.[4][7] From 1924 to 1938, he visited Europe five times.[8] By 1936, he had traveled about 120,000 miles around the world.[3]
Lady Wilson Museum
[edit]Since his time as Revenue Commissioner and during his tours in India and abroad, he developed the idea of forming a museum for the people of Dharampur State.[6] This idea became a reality in 1928 when he established the Lady Wilson Museum, which was opened by Leslie Wilson.[6] He contributed rare and valuable objects to the museum.[6]
Wilson Hills
[edit]He undertook the plan to convert the Pangarbari Hills plateau into a hill station called Wilson Hills,[3] named after Leslie Wilson, who performed its opening ceremony.[6][9][10]
Patron of the music
[edit]Vijayadevji was a lover and patron of the arts and music, and he is remembered for this.[3][4] He was a well-known musician with equal mastery of both Indian and Western classical music.[11] He was a renowned flutist.[12] He has written the famous treatise on music titled Sangit Bhāva,[13] which consists of six volumes and includes notations in English, French, Gujarati, and Hindi.[9] The Music Magazine was published under his patronage,[14] and in it, John Foulds published a series of four articles titled The Present and Future of Music in India between 1936 and 1937.[15]
Personal salute
[edit]He was granted a personal salute of eleven guns as a distinction, along with the title of Highness, on 1 January 1932.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Epstein, M. (28 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1935. Springer. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-230-27064-0.
- ^ a b c Thos. Peters (1936). The Royal coronation number and wh oʼs who in India, Burma and Ceylon. Poona, The Sun Publishing House. p. 58.
- ^ a b c d e Pillai, S. Devadas (1976). Rajahs and Prajas: An Indian Princely State, Then and Now. Popular Prakashan. pp. 32, 37–40, 61–62, 101. ISBN 978-81-7154-057-0.
- ^ a b c d e Not Available (1942). Who S Who Among Indian Princes Rajas And Chiefs Nobles 1941 - 42. pp. 1248, 1292.
- ^ a b Reed, Sir Stanley (1948). Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. p. 468.
- ^ a b c d e f Dumasia, naoroji M. (1928). Dharampur A Brief Sketch Of Its History And Administration. pp. 29, 18, 25, 62, 64–66, 67–74.
- ^ a b History and Administration of Dharampur State (Prant Ramnagar): From 1262 to 1937. President, State Council. 1939.
- ^ a b c Not Available (1938). Memoranda On The Indian States 1938. p. 33.
- ^ a b Dilipkumar, Patel (21 April 2015). Eco-Tourism in South Gujarat- A Study. EduPedia Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 49, 52–53. ISBN 978-1-5119-2834-2.
- ^ Alam, Afroz (10 January 2020). Contemporary Research on Bryophytes. Bentham Science Publishers. p. 81. ISBN 978-981-14-3376-4.
- ^ Bhārata Kī Janagaṇana, 2001: Gujarāta. Śr̥ṅkhalā 25. Controller of Publications. 2004. pp. iii.
- ^ Gujarat State Gazetteer. Director, Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1989. p. 48.
- ^ Museums, Gujarat (India) Department of (1990). The Heritage of Musical Instruments: A Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Museums of Gujarat. Department of Museums, Gujarat State. p. 242.
- ^ Delhi, All India Radio (AIR), New (7 December 1935). THE INDIAN RADIO TIMES: Vol. IX, No. 24 ( 7 DECEMBER, 1935 ). Prasar Bharati Central Archives. p. 1768.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ghuman, Nalini (2014). Resonances of the Raj: India in the English Musical Imagination, 1897-1947. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-19-931489-8.